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viltglance007
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Tanner.Archer - Iowa.USA
My testimony is fairly simple and brief. I got saved at the age of five. I had heard about hell for the past few weeks in Sunday school. Through that I had realized the fact that I was a sinner, and that sin separated me from God. I can remember asking my parents a few questions after our family devotion time. It was that night July 7, 1985, that I placed my faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. I can remember, after praying, calling my Sunday school teacher, and telling her what I had done.
I have grown up in a Baptist church, but lacked the desire to faithfully serve God. I graduated High School in 1998, and totally wasn't sure of where to go. I decided (early August), that Faith Bible College would be a good idea. So I got accepted and moved into the dorms. At Faith, I did not have the right attitude. My heart was not in the right place. I only made it through one semester there. That second semester, I started working full time.
Well, that fall (fall of 1999), I started working part time at a warehouse. A few months later, I got promoted to full-time, third shift. These hours were 9pm-5am! Contrary to what most people think, I enjoyed this shift. I have always been very shy. Third shift was nice because there weren't very many people, and I enjoyed my job. Well, I enjoyed it so much I worked sixty to seventy hours almost every week. I loved the money! As I earned more money, I started to buy more things. After not very long, I started to look for happiness in having "things."
God truly gripped me. Over some circumstances and events at my job, I started to dislike it. I began to realize that I needed a college education and I wasn't going to be happy working there forever. November of 2000, I put in for a part-time office job. I got the job and decided to enroll at DMACC for the winter semester. Since I was only working part-time, I had plenty of time to get involved in our Campus4Christ group. God has changed my life through this ministry, and through Lucas Bair (the college pastor). I thank God for this ministry daily!
I wish I could say that today I know where God is leading me or what he has for me I haven't the slightest clue. All I know is that I want to serve Him with all my heart, mind, and soul. And if I don't, my life will be miserable.
My testimony is fairly simple and brief. I got saved at the age of five. I had heard about hell for the past few weeks in Sunday school. Through that I had realized the fact that I was a sinner, and that sin separated me from God. I can remember asking my parents a few questions after our family devotion time. It was that night July 7, 1985, that I placed my faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. I can remember, after praying, calling my Sunday school teacher, and telling her what I had done.
I have grown up in a Baptist church, but lacked the desire to faithfully serve God. I graduated High School in 1998, and totally wasn't sure of where to go. I decided (early August), that Faith Bible College would be a good idea. So I got accepted and moved into the dorms. At Faith, I did not have the right attitude. My heart was not in the right place. I only made it through one semester there. That second semester, I started working full time.
Well, that fall (fall of 1999), I started working part time at a warehouse. A few months later, I got promoted to full-time, third shift. These hours were 9pm-5am! Contrary to what most people think, I enjoyed this shift. I have always been very shy. Third shift was nice because there weren't very many people, and I enjoyed my job. Well, I enjoyed it so much I worked sixty to seventy hours almost every week. I loved the money! As I earned more money, I started to buy more things. After not very long, I started to look for happiness in having "things."
God truly gripped me. Over some circumstances and events at my job, I started to dislike it. I began to realize that I needed a college education and I wasn't going to be happy working there forever. November of 2000, I put in for a part-time office job. I got the job and decided to enroll at DMACC for the winter semester. Since I was only working part-time, I had plenty of time to get involved in our Campus4Christ group. God has changed my life through this ministry, and through Lucas Bair (the college pastor). I thank God for this ministry daily!
I wish I could say that today I know where God is leading me or what he has for me I haven't the slightest clue. All I know is that I want to serve Him with all my heart, mind, and soul. And if I don't, my life will be miserable.
